The Department does not distinguish between the two categories ‘lost’ and ‘stolen’ as these categories are not, and have not historically been, recorded separately.
From 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 the following items of departmental property were reported lost or stolen with an estimated replacement cost of £38,610.
Number Mobile phones 18 Laptops 34 BlackBerry hand held devices 22 Projectors 2 Storage devices (memory sticks etc.) 2 Other equipment 23 Total losses 101